estimate I. vt. & vi./ˈestimeit/ 估计，估价（跟名词、从句和复合结构）：It’s impossible to estimate his abilities yet. 要估计他的能力是不可能的。Barclay estimates that 68 per cent of the inhabitants of Latin America are non-white. 迈克利估计拉丁美洲 百分之六十八的居民不是白人。The project is estimated to have cost ￡100000. 据估计这个工程花费了10万英镑。‖II. /ˈestimit/ n. ［c］估计，估价： The expert’s estimate is that the painting is worth $25000. 专家估计这幅画值25000美元。［考句］Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an estimate of the cost of repairing the roof. 开始干活前我让建筑工估算一下修建屋顶的大概费用。at a rough estimate 据大致估计：At a rough estimate, he must have walked twenty miles. 据大致估计，他走了足有二十英里。